Bradenton Explorers

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title: "Bradenton Explorers" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["senior-professional-baseball-association-teams", "1989-establishments-in-florida", "baseball-teams-established-in-1989", "baseball-teams-in-bradenton,-florida", "defunct-baseball-teams-in-florida", "1989-disestablishments-in-florida", "sports-clubs-and-teams-disestablished-in-1989", "baseball-teams-disestablished-in-1990"] topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradenton_Explorers" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
nameBradenton Explorers
firstseason1989
lastseason1990
cityBradenton, Florida
logoBradentonExplorers.gif
past class levelIndependent Winter League
leagueSenior Professional Baseball Association
divisionNorthern Division
pastnames{{plainlist
pastparks{{plainlist
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  • Daytona Beach Explorers (1990)
  • Bradenton Explorers (1989) | pastparks = {{plainlist|
  • Jackie Robinson Ballpark (1990)
  • McKechnie Field (1989) | classchamps = | leaguechamps = | conferencechamps = | divisionchamps =

The Bradenton Explorers were one of the eight original franchises that began play in the Senior Professional Baseball Association in .

That season, the club compiled a record of 38-34, finishing in second place in the league's Northern Division, narrowly holding off the Orlando Juice. Jim Morrison led the league with 17 home runs, and pitcher Rick Lysander added a league-high 11 saves. In the playoffs, the Explorers lost to the St. Petersburg Pelicans, who went on to become league champions.

However the following season, the team was relocated to Daytona Beach, becoming the Daytona Beach Explorers. The move was a result of the team losing $1 million during their first season.{{cite news |first= Russ|last= White|title=Bradenton Explorers May Move To Daytona | url = https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1990/05/26/bradenton-explorers-may-move-to-daytona/|newspaper= The Orlando Sentinel|date= May 26, 1990|access-date=April 22, 2011}}

In Daytona the team had an 11-11 record and were in 4th place when the Senior Professional Baseball Association ceased operations on December 28, 1990.

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